WOMEN’S DAYS FOR CULTURE OF PEACE
The Calendar of Culture Women’s Days
Every day of the year belongs to a country. 193 nations. 193 moments to celebrate, reflect, and act. This is peace — practised daily.
FULL REFERENCE TABLE
193 Countries: Women’s Suffrage by Date
Each row shows the national Women’s Day date, the country, and the year women gained the right to vote. Countries with linked profiles have dedicated data pages on the RYB site.
| COUNTRY | YEAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | TV | Culture Women’s Day Tuvalu | Tuvalu | 1947 |
| Jan 2 | CU | Culture Women’s Day Cuba | Cuba | 1934 |
| Jan 3 | NR | Culture Women’s Day Nauru | Nauru | 1968 |
| Jan 25 | HN | Culture Women’s Day Honduras | Honduras | 1955 |
| Jan 26 | AF | Culture Women’s Day Afghanistan | Afghanistan | 1964 |
| Jan 26 | IN | Culture Women’s Day India | India | 1950 |
| Jan 31 | KZ | Culture Women’s Day Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 1924 |
| Feb 1 | IT | Culture Women’s Day Italy | Italy | 1945 |
| Feb 2 | AM | Culture Women’s Day Armenia | Armenia | 1921 |
| Feb 4 | BY | Culture Women’s Day Belarus | Belarus | 1919 |
| Feb 7 | CH | Culture Women’s Day Switzerland | Switzerland | 1971 |
| Feb 15 | MX | Culture Women’s Day Mexico | Mexico | 1947 |
| Feb 15 | PG | Culture Women’s Day Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea | 1964 |
| Feb 18 | LB | Lebanese Women’s Day | Lebanon | 1953 |
| Feb 18 | BS | Culture Women’s Day Bahamas | Bahamas | 1961 |
| Feb 19 | SN | Culture Women’s Day Senegal | Senegal | 1945 |
| Feb 29 | CZ | Culture Women’s Day Czechia | Czechia | 1920 |
| Feb 24 | BR | Culture Women’s Day Brazil | Brazil | 1932 |
| Feb 29 | SK | Culture Women’s Day Slovakia | Slovakia | 1920 |
| Mar 1 | BW | Culture Women’s Day Botswana | Botswana | 1965 |
| Mar 3 | EC | Culture Women’s Day Ecuador | Ecuador | 1965 |
| Mar 8 | 🌍 | International Women’s Day | ||
| Mar 9-19 | UN | CSW70 (2026) | ||
| Mar 15 | RU | Culture Women’s Day Russia | Russia | 1917 |
| Mar 20 | CN | Culture Women’s Day Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1931 |
| Mar 25 | BZ | Culture Women’s Day Belize | Belize | 1954 |
| Mar 27 | BE | Culture Women’s Day Belgium | Belgium | 1948 |
| Mar 28 | BE | Culture Women’s Day Venezuela | Venezuela | 1946 |
| Apr 2 | PW | Culture Women’s Day Palau | Palau | 1979 |
| Apr 4 | MD | Culture Women’s Day Moldova | Moldova | 1978 |
| Apr 11 | NP | Culture Women’s Day Nepal | Nepal | 1951 |
| Apr 14 | MD | Culture Women’s Day Andora | Andora | 1970 |
| Apr 21 | MD | Culture Women’s Day Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 1955 |
| Apr 21 | FR | Culture Women’s Day France | France | 1945 |
| Apr 22 | DK | Culture Women’s Day Denmark | Denmark | 1918 |
| Apr 25 | PT | Culture Women’s Day Portugal | Portugal | 1975 |
| Apr 27 | PT | Culture Women’s Day Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1961 |
| Apr 29 | MG | Culture Women’s Day Madagascar | Madagascar | 1959 |
| Apr 29 | SM | Culture Women’s Day San Marino | San Marino | 1959 |
| Apr 30 | SM | Culture Women’s Day Lesotho | Lesotho | 1965 |
| Apr 30 | PH | Culture Women’s Day Philippines | Philippines | 1937 |
| May 1 | MH | Culture Women’s Day Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands | 1979 |
| May 3 | CD | Culture Women’s Day Democratic Republic of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1967 |
| May 5 | VC | Culture Women’s Day Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1951 |
| May 7 | LR | Culture Women’s Day Liberia | Liberia | 1946 |
| May 8 | LU | Culture Women’s Day Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1919 |
| May 9 | NL | Culture Women’s Day The Netherlands | Netherlands | 1919 |
| May 15 | IL | Culture Women’s Day Israel | Israel | 1948 |
| May 16 | KW | Culture Women’s Day Kuwait | Kuwait | 2005 |
| May 17 | NO | Culture Women’s Day Norway (alt.) | Norway | 1913 |
| May 19 | AZ | Culture Women’s Day Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1921 |
| May 20 | MR | Culture Women’s Day Mauritania | Mauritania | 1961 |
| May 23 | MR | Culture Women’s Day Gabon | Gabon | 1956 |
| May 24 | SE | Culture Women’s Day Sweden | Sweden | 1919 |
| May 28 | GR | Culture Women’s Day Greece | Greece | 1952 |
| Jun 1 | FI | Culture Women’s Day Finland | Finland | 1906 |
| Jun 1 | TN | Culture Women’s Day Tunisia | Tunisia | 1959 |
| Jun 2 | IE | Culture Women’s Day Ireland | Ireland | 1922 |
| Jun 11 | NO | Culture Women’s Day Norway (alt.) | Norway | 1913 |
| Jun 19 | IS | Culture Women’s Day Iceland | Iceland | 1915 |
| Jun 23 | EG | Culture Women’s Day Egypt | Egypt | 1956 |
| Jun 26 | MZ | Women’s Day Mozambique | Mozambique | 1975 |
| Jul 1 | LI | Culture Women’s Day Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 1984 |
| Jul 2 | GB | Culture Women’s Day UK | United Kingdom | 1918 |
| Jul 3 | IQ | Culture Women’s Day Iraq | Iraq | 1980 |
| Jul 5 | DZ | Culture Women’s Day Algeria | Algeria | 1962 |
| Jul 5 | PA | Culture Women’s Day Panama | Panama | 1941 |
| Jul 12 | ST | Culture Women’s Day Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome and Principe | 1975 |
| Jul 18 | SG | Culture Women’s Day Singapore | Singapore | 1947 |
| Aug 6 | SC | Culture Women’s Day Seychelles | Seychelles | 1948 |
| Aug 9 | SA | National Women’s Day | South Africa | 1930 |
| Aug 11 | HR | Culture Women’s Day Croatia | Croatia | 1945 |
| Aug 11 | SI | Culture Women’s Day Slovenia | Slovenia | 1945 |
| Aug 16 | CY | Culture Women’s Day Cyprus | Cyprus | 1960 |
| Aug 22 | TG | Culture Women’s Day Togo | Togo | 1945 |
| Aug 25 | CO | Culture Women’s Day Columbia | Columbia | 1954 |
| Aug 26 | US | Women’s Equality Day | USA | 1920 |
| Aug 28 | AE | Emirati Women’s Day | UAE | 1971 |
| Aug 31 | MY | Culture Women’s Day Malaysia | Malaysia | 1957 |
| Sep 1 | MA | Culture Women’s Day Morocco | Morocco | 1959 |
| Sep 2 | VN | Culture Women’s Day Vietnam | Vietnam | 1946 |
| Sep 5 | MT | Culture Women’s Day Malta | Malta | 1947 |
| Sep 17 | ID | Culture Women’s Day Indonesia | Indonesia | 1945 |
| Sep 19 | NZ | Culture Women’s Day New Zealand | New Zealand | 1893 |
| Sep 23 | SA | Culture Women’s Day Saudi Arabia (National Day) | Saudi Arabia | 2015 |
| Oct 1 | CN | Culture Women’s Day China | China | 1949 |
| Oct 1 | NG | Culture Women’s Day Nigeria | Nigeria | 1958 |
| Oct 2 | GN | Culture Women’s Day Guinea | Guinea | 1958 |
| Oct 17 | BG | Culture Women’s Day Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1944 |
| Oct 23 | BB | Culture Women’s Day Barbados | Barbados | 1950 |
| Oct 24 | BH | Culture Women’s Day Bahrain | Bahrain | 2002 |
| Oct 29 | TR | Culture Women’s Day Turkey | Turkey | 1934 |
| Oct 30 | ZM | Culture Women’s Day Zambia | Zambia | 1962 |
| Nov 1 | MN | Culture Women’s Day Mongolia | Mongolia | 1924 |
| Nov 2 | LT | Culture Women’s Day Lithuania | Lithuania | 1918 |
| Nov 3 | FM | Culture Women’s Day Federated States of Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia | 1979 |
| Nov 4 | BD | Culture Women’s Day Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1972 |
| Nov 4 | ET | Culture Women’s Day Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 1955 |
| Nov 6 | SZ | Culture Women’s Day Eswatini | Eswatini | 1968 |
| Nov 7 | NA | Culture Women’s Day Namibia | Namibia | 1989 |
| Nov 7 | PE | Culture Women’s Day Peru | Peru | 1955 |
| Nov 10 | SY | Culture Women’s Day Syria | Syria | 1949 |
| Nov 11 | AO | Culture Women’s Day Angola | Angola | 1975 |
| Nov 12 | AT | Culture Women’s Day Austria | Austria | 1918 |
| Nov 12 | DE | Culture Women’s Day Germany | Germany | 1918 |
| Nov 15 | KI | Culture Women’s Day Kiribati | Kiribati | 1947 |
| Nov 17 | CR | Culture Women’s Day Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 1949 |
| Nov 18 | LV | Culture Women’s Day Latvia | Latvia | 1949 |
| Nov 20 | JM | Culture Women’s Day Jamaica | Jamaica | 1944 |
| Nov 20 | UA | Culture Women’s Day Ukraine | Ukraine | 1917 |
| Nov 19 | RO | Culture Women’s Day Romania | Romania | 1938 |
| Nov 24 | EE | Culture Women’s Day Estonia | Estonia | 1917 |
| Nov 25 | HT | Culture Women’s Day Haiti | Haiti | 1950 |
| Nov 25 | RW | Culture Women’s Day Rwanda | Rwanda | 1961 |
| Nov 28 | PL | Culture Women’s Day Poland | Poland | 1918 |
| Nov 29 | AR | Culture Women’s Day Argentina | Argentina | 1947 |
| Dec 1 | AG | Culture Women’s Day Antigua & Barbuda | Antigua & Barbuda | 1951 |
| Dec 5 | TR | Culture Women’s Day Turkey (alt.) | Turkey | 1934 |
| Dec 9 | ES | Culture Women’s Day Spain | Spain | 1976 |
| Dec 9 | SR | Culture Women’s Day Suriname | Suriname | 1948 |
| Dec 10 | TH | Culture Women’s Day Thailand | Thailand | 1932 |
| Dec 12 | KE | Culture Women’s Day Kenya | Kenya | 1963 |
| Dec 12 | AU | Culture Women’s Day Australia | Australia | 1902 |
| Dec 12 | SA | Culture Women’s Day Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 2015 |
| Dec 16 | UY | Culture Women’s Day Uruguay | Uruguay | 1932 |
| Dec 17 | JP | Culture Women’s Day Japan | Japan | 1945 |
| Dec 17 | MC | Culture Women’s Day Monaco | Monaco | 1962 |
| Dec 30 | MK | Culture Women’s Day North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 1946 |
WCP
Global Initiatives
Open a regular calendar and you see public holidays, school terms, and sporting events. This calendar is different. It measures something else entirely — how long the world has recognised women as equal citizens.
Each date marks the anniversary of when women in that country first won the right to vote. New Zealand sits on September 19 — the oldest national suffrage date in the world. Saudi Arabia sits on December 12 — the most recent. Between them, 191 more countries fill every corner of the year.
Together, they form the Women’s Days for Culture of Peace initiative. One dedicated day per country. One platform for gender equality, cultural action, and peace.
193
national Women’s Days each year
49
countries with full profiles on RYB
1893
New Zealand — the oldest day
2015
Saudi Arabia — the newest day
HOW IT WORKS
One Day. One Country. One Purpose.
The calendar is simple by design. Each country gets one day. That day is anchored in history. What happens on that day is determined by the community.
01
Find your country
Look up your country in the calendar below. Each country’s Culture Women’s Day is listed with its date and the year women gained suffrage.
02
Explore the data
Click through to the country profile. See gender equality data, SDG 5 progress, and women’s political participation in that nation.
03
Mark the day
Organise a community event, share a story, publish data, or simply reflect. Every act of recognition contributes to the culture of peace.
04
Build the year
193 days, spread across 12 months, create year-round momentum. Peace is not an event. It is a daily practice.
“The suffrage movement knew that changing culture comes before changing laws. Each Culture Women’s Day is a small act of that same long work.”